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character Definition

char·ac·ter (kar′ək tər, kar′ik-)

noun

  1. a distinctive mark
    1. any letter, figure, or symbol used in writing and printing
    2. the letters of an alphabet, collectively
  3. style of printing or handwriting
    1. a mystic symbol or magical emblem
    2. a code or cipher
  5. a distinctive trait, quality, or attribute; characteristic
  6. essential quality; nature; kind or sort
  7. the pattern of behavior or personality found in an individual or group; moral constitution
  8. moral strength; self-discipline, fortitude, etc.
    1. reputation
    2. good reputation left without a shred of character
  10. a statement about the behavior, qualities, etc. of a person, esp. as given by a former employer; reference
  11. status; position
  12. a personage great characters in history
    1. a person in a play, story, novel, etc.
    2. a role as portrayed by an actor or actress
  14. Informal an odd, eccentric, or noteworthy person
  15. Genetics any attribute, as color, shape, etc., caused in an individual by the action of one or more genes

Etymology: ME carecter < OFr caractère < L character, an engraving instrument < Gr charaktēr < charassein, to engrave < charax, pointed stake

transitive verb

  1. to write, print, or inscribe
  2. to characterize
  3. Archaic to represent; portray

character Idioms

in (or out of) character

consistent with (or inconsistent with) the role or general character

character Synonyms

character

n.

  1. The dominant quality

    temper, temperament, nature, sense, complex, mystique, mood, streak, attribute, trait, quality, singularity, badge, turn, tone, style, aspect, complexion, specialty, spirit, genius, humor, frame, grain, vein, atmosphere, ambience, climate, air, aura; see also attitude 2, characteristic, temperament.

  2. The sum of a person's characteristics

    personality, disposition, nature, makeup, temperament, constitution, reputation, repute, individuality, estimation, record, caliber, standing, type, shape, quality, habit, appearance; see also kind 2.

  3. A symbol, especially in writing

    letter, sign, figure, emblem; see letter 1, mark, number 2.

  4. *An odd or striking person

    personality, figure, personage, original, eccentric, oddity, crank*, nut*, case*, odd duck*, queer duck*, oddball*, weirdo*, crackpot*, flake*, kook*, freak*. *

  5. Moral strength

    integrity, honor, probity, backbone; see determination 2, honesty 1.

  6. A role

    part, persona, member of the cast; see actor 1, cast 2, role.

in character

consistent, usual, predictable; see expected 2.

out of character

inconsistent, unpredictable, unusual; see unexpected. See syn. study at quality, temperament.

character Telecom Definition

A letter (e.g., a,A, b, and B), number (0, 1, 2, or 3), punctuation mark (e.g., ;, :,`, or "), or other symbol (e.g., @, #, $, or %) or control code (e.g., carriage return (CR), line feed (LF), acknowledgement (ACK), or negative acknowledgement (NAK)) that can be represented by a single data byte. See also byte.

character Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • depict: All images and characters depicted are copyright their respective holders, and are used above for informational purposes only.
  • portray: BSG Review: The excellently written and portrayed characters made this sitcom a sure fire success for Channel 4 in the 90s.
  • retain: Great care has been taken to retain the original character of this beautiful Art Nouveau hotel.
  • unlock: Other characters and Stages Cheats Complete the game with each of the standard characters to unlock a new character or stage.

Adjective modifier

  • fictional: If Fargo wasn't only a movie and she wasn't a fictional character.
  • distinctive: How can one begin to think about the distinctive character, or being, of an organism?
  • main: Whistler, the main character, would understand that statement.
  • central: The area surrounding the property is Tarka the otter country, the central character made famous in the book of Henry Williamson.
  • favorite: Voters were invited to select their top 10 favorite characters from a predetermined list.
  • colorful: There's a selection of ' colorful characters ' from the 17th century, all tongue in check and storyboard style.

Modifies a noun

  • string: I used the Airport Base Station utility to change the WEP password to a 26 character hex string.
  • trait: Great for giving interesting character traits of simply research purposes.
  • assassination: The chancellor's acolytes launched a campaign of character assassination against McConnell.
  • encodings: Please consult the section on character encodings for more details.

Noun used with modifier

  • cartoon: BV: He's not like a cartoon character.
  • newline: The command language for our LCD panel is designed such that each command ends with with newline character.
  • wildcard: Enter part of an item name and append the wildcard character to the end and enter.
  • backslash: The backslash character ' \ ' may be used to remove any special meaning for the next character read and for line continuation.
  • escape: The -E option disables the interpretation of these escape characters, even on systems where they are interpreted by default.
  • story: Story Characters / Performances Special Effects How does it compare to.. .